Mercury, our planet of communication and exchange, is tongue kissing the sun this weekend, and we’re all seeing the light, whether we like the view or not.
Saturday, September 13, brings a Mercury cazimi in Virgo, cazimi comes from the Arabic word kaṣmīmī, which translates to “as if in the heart.”
In astrological terms, a cazimi transpires when a planet is in close or exact conjunction with the sun, right in the infernal heart of it, if you will. This go round, us earthlings are getting to the meat of what matters courtesty of the sun amplifying the power of Mercury, our planet of the mind and the mouth.
“This transit is a rare chance to straighten out tangled miscommunications, dissolve mental fog and finally see complex issues with fresh clarity,” certified astrologer Rachel Ruth Tate of Casinos Analyzer told The Post.
Tate notes that by nature, and by virtue of their baptism by fire, cazimis bring lucidity.
“To approach the sun, the planet must endure the debilitating fires of combustion, stripping the planet down as it moves into its powerful connection with the sun. Think: humble yourself before your king, because he has power to bestow.”
She explained that this weekend, Mercury, in its exalted home turf of Virgo, bends the knee to the solar majesty.
“This important appointment that Mercury has with the Sun represents an opportunity to receive great wisdom and deep insight into the patterns and processes of our lives that have been so confusing up to this point.”
According to Tate, this conjunction is a real deal boon to communication and a dissolver of mental barriers.
“Where are your wires crossed? What does not compute in your world? It’s those very complicated issues that the Sun and Mercury are about to straighten out when they connect over the weekend.”
Adding to the energy of breakthrough and revelation, this cazimi is turning and burning during the eclipse portal, the window between the lunar eclipse in Pisces on and the solar eclipse in Virgo on September 21.
This portal is a potent time when sudden change comes a-knockin’ and lightning bolts of inspiration/terror strike without warning.
Virgo is the sign of divine discernment, winnowing for the win and separating the wheat from the chaff, so to speak, and a cazimi in the eclipse corridor amplifies this energy.
“The Sun in Virgo can offer Mercury clarity within complexity and bestow sage judgment.”
How to take advantage of this newfound power of comprehension?
“Open your mind to intuition, possibilities and potential perspectives… old ways of thinking may just melt away, especially with this cazimi occurring so close to the south node.”
Get it while you can, folks.
Because this cazimi is happening in a mutable sign, mutable babies, looking at you Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, will be especially primed to receive its benefits.
Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports back on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
